YAL Book Talks & Related Media

YAL Book Talks: Examples and Variations

• Scholastic Book Talks 1 and Scholastic Book Talks 2 [Note: Second site may require you to create a free account to access videos.]
• The Arrival by Shaun Tan Video Book Talk
• Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle Video Book Talk
• Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett Video Book Talk
• Book Talk on The Giver by Lois Lowry
• The Library Lady Book Talks Podcast
• NPR's Under-The-Radar Reads From Librarian Nancy Pearl

Our YAL Book Talk Handouts (YAL Book/Film Talks)

Related DV Resources regarding YAL

Poet Kwame Alexander discusses his novel in verse, The Crossover, and the importance of reading.